Nevada became the first state in the U.S. with an overall female majority in the Legislature on Tuesday when county officials in Las Vegas appointed two women to fill vacancies in the state Assembly.

Arizona's governor on Tuesday appointed U.S. Rep. Martha McSally to replace Sen. Jon Kyl in the seat that belonged to the late John McCain, sending the GOP congresswoman back to Washington just a month after she lost a tight race for the state's other spot in the Senate.

Dennis Romboy, KSL | PostedDec 17th - 2:01pm

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is on among the finalists to succeed resigning Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press | PostedDec 17th - 1:08pm

North Carolina Republicans said Monday that they want their candidate in a still-undecided U.S. House race marred by ballot fraud allegations to take his seat in Congress despite acknowledging a replacement election may be required.

The Associated Press | PostedDec 18th - 12:50pm

The Latest on litigation over Maine's new ranked voting system (all times local):

Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press | PostedDec 18th - 10:37am

The last remaining Republican congressman in New England filed an appeal Tuesday that seeks to undo the election of his Democratic opponent under Maine's new voting system, asking the court to act quickly as the swearing-in of new U.S. House members nears.

Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press | PostedDec 18th - 9:20am

North Carolina's governor said Tuesday he's vetoing legislation that directs fully rerun elections if fraud is found in a disputed U.S. House race, saying the hastily approved bill also adds new cover for lobbyists and people who violate campaign finance laws.